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M. SAYMUE'LS. FOUNTAIN LAMP.

No. 85,029. VPah-temaDee. 15, 1868.

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M.v SAM UE L s., o F N'E W Y O RK, NQ Y;- Lemrs Parent' No. 85,029, mammie/r 15, 186s;

` turnover/mm' IN FOUNTAIN-tems;

I The Schedule referred to in these Iletters Patent and' making par: ofthe lama To all whom 'it may concern v Be it known that' LM.. swims, ofthe city, county,

and State of New York, have inventeda new and improved Fountain-Lamp; Land I do hereby declare the following to'be a full, clear, and enact'des'cription thereof, which will enable thoseskilled inthe art to make vand use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawing, forming part of this specification, in

which diawing- Figure 1 represents' a vertical central section of this invention.

Figure 2 is a horizontal section thereof. Similar letters indicate corresponding parts.

This invention relates to a fountain-lamp, the founl' tain ofwhich' communicates with the=neck of" the burner, b`y a pear-shaped channel, with an inclinedv bottom, the top of said channel forming a platform for the support of the fountain, andof theneck of the burner,in such a manner that a cheap and compact' fountain-.lamp is obtained,'whch is notliable to clog.

up, which Vforms an effective safeguard against explosions, -and which produces a' uniform-flame, withoutregard to the greater or smaller quantity of -oil c ontained in the lamp.'

' A represents the fountain of my lamp, .which is made in the form of an inverted truncated cone or in any other` suitable form or shape, `hermetically closed on 'the top and open` at the bottom. y v Said fountain is supported by a. platform, B, which also supports the screw-neck G of the burner, and which forms the top of a pear-shaped channel, B, through which the oil from the fountain ow's to tbe burner.

The bottom, vE, of the pear-shaped channel D is slightly inclinedfrom the fountain towards the burner, as shown in hg. 1, so that when thelampis placed on a horizontal plane, the oil will have -a tendency toaccnrnulate under the burner, and Vall the oil contained in the lamp will be consumed, to the last drop.' l

The pear-shaped channel being comparatively.

large throughout its whole length, is not'liable, to clog up by any impurities contained in the oil, and by removing the burner said channel can be readily cleaned.

The oil is introduced through the neck of the burner,- the lamp being heldin an inclined positiom, so that the ail:- from the fountaincan escape. After 'a 'sufficient quantity of oil has been introduced, the lariip is turned in an'upright position, and it rises ip the neck of the.

burner just high enough to prevent the external air from flowing 'in,`the` column of oil in the fountainA being sustained by the atmospheric pressure.- When Ithe lamp is lighted, the oil contained in the neck of the burner isconsumed, and as 4soo'n as it sinks below the inner edge of the'. neck, ya small quantity of air passes into the fountain, and a fresh supply ofoil fills the,

.lower portion of the' neck. By these means the level of theoil is kept nearlyuniform until the fountain is empty, and a uniform flame is produced; and furthermore, 'the lower part of the neck is constantly filled Withoil, and therefore the neck 'is not. liable to heat up, andpall the gases which disengage from the oil pass right up to the llame, and are consumed, so that the4 danger of an explosion iseiectually avoided.'

My lamp is'cheap and durable. It is not liable t Aclog 'up by the impurities contained in the oil, audit can be used advantageously with a burner of any de'- siredconstruction. s

Having thus described' my invention,

- What I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is`- The pear-shaped channel D, with its inclined bottom E, and provided with"^atop B, which supports the fountain A land the neck Cof the burner, substantially as herein shown and described.' y

M. SAMUELS. Witnesses:

MENDEL Sauwens, W. HAUFF. 

